Boys' name · since 1994
Wolfe
530 babies named Wolfe in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,622 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 530
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wolfe currently ranks #2866 among boys' names in America, with 530 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wolfe has been recorded 530 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #2866 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,622 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,866 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 530 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wolfe ranks #7,622 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,866 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 530 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,622 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 530
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Wolfe's 530 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Wolfe compares
530 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wolfe's all-time total is 44% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wolfe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 530 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wolfe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wolfe's full recorded timeline at 2015, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wolfe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Wolfe by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (277 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Wolfe's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Wolfe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
214 births
- 2020s
2020s
277 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 277 births (52% of all-time use).
How Wolfe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wolfe's total volume
Wolfe by state
Where Wolfe concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 85 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 12 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
85 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Wolfe's data
- California records the most Wolfes (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wolfe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wolfe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.